HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION STUDIES - DOCTORATE | Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

About the Program

It consists of seven courses, seminar, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and dissertation study. (240 ECTS total) The normal duration of this program is 8 semesters and the maximum duration is 12 semesters.

a.In order for a student who is enrolled in a doctoral program to graduate, at least one of the following conditions must be fulfilled.

Two papers presented at national or international scientific meetings,
An article published in a peer-reviewed/ indexed journal, accepted for publication, or received a DOI number,
Two papers presented at Social / Science symposiums organized by IZU.

Program Objectives & Goals

Objectives

To train researchers who are specialized in the characteristics and historical contexts of civilizations, their comparison with each other, their contribution to the human heritage, the relations of our country's history and civilization, who have learned to do scientific thinking and research, and who have developed analytical and critical thinking skills.
To design and implement scientific, independent and original new studies in the field of history and civilization.
To bring in experts who have absorbed the values of their own history and civilization, who are sensitive to the problems of their civilization and who can take responsibility.
To ensure students being equipped to investigate their historical background and values of civilization based on scientific principles.

Program Learning Outcomes

KNOWLEDGE

Based on his undergraduate and graduate qualifications in the field of history and civilization, he/she can develop and deepen current and advanced historical knowledge at the level of expertise with original thinking and / or research, and reach original definitions that will bring innovation in his field.
He/She can comprehend the relations and interactions with different disciplines related to history and civilization and use specialist information in analyzing and evaluating complex ideas in the field and reach original results with them.
He/She can have the knowledge of applying basic methods and research techniques related to social sciences.

SKILL

He/She can develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject.
He/She can critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas about the field of history and civilization.
He/She can evaluate and use new information in the field of history and civilization with a systematic approach.
He/She can gain advanced level skills in the use of research methods in the field of study.

COMPETENCE

He/She can contribute the progression in the field by producing an innovative idea, skill, design and/or practice or by adapting an already known idea, skill, design, and/or practice to a different field independently.
He/She can broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals.
He/She can demonstrate leadership in contexts requiring innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving.
He/She can develop new ideas and methods in the field by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
He/She can investigate and improve social relations and their conducting norms and manage the actions to change them when necessary.
He/She can defend original views when exchanging ideas in the field with professionals and communicate effectively by showing competence in the field.
He/She can communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level.
He/She can contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements.
He/She can demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field.

Based on his undergraduate and graduate qualifications in the field of history and civilization, he/she can develop and deepen current and advanced historical knowledge at the level of expertise with original thinking and / or research, and reach original definitions that will bring innovation in his field.
He/She can comprehend the relations and interactions with different disciplines related to history and civilization and use specialist information in analyzing and evaluating complex ideas in the field and reach original results with them.
He/She can have the knowledge of applying basic methods and research techniques related to social sciences.
He/She can develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject.
He/She can critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas about the field of history and civilization.
He/She can evaluate and use new information in the field of history and civilization with a systematic approach.
He/She can gain advanced level skills in the use of research methods in the field of study.
He/She can contribute the progression in the field by producing an innovative idea, skill, design and/or practice or by adapting an already known idea, skill, design, and/or practice to a different field independently.
He/She can broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals.
He/She can demonstrate leadership in contexts requiring innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving.
He/She can develop new ideas and methods in the field by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
He/She can investigate and improve social relations and their conducting norms and manage the actions to change them when necessary.
He/She can defend original views when exchanging ideas in the field with professionals and communicate effectively by showing competence in the field.
He/She can communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level.
He/She can contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements.
He/She can demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field.

Subject-Specific Qualifications	Programme Learning Outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical / Conceptual
Beşeri bilimler alanının ilişkili olduğu disiplinler arası etkileşimi kavrayabilme, yeni ve karmaşık fikirleri, tartışmaları ve gelişmeleri çözümleyebilme ve değerlendirmede uzmanlık gerektiren bilgileri kullanarak özgün sonuçlara ulaşır. Yüksek lisans yeterliliklerine dayalı olarak beşeri bilimler alanındaki güncel ve ileri düzeydeki bilgileri özgün düşünce ve araştırma ile uzmanlık düzeyinde geliştirir, derinleştirir, bununla ilgili çalışmalar yürütür ve alanına yenilik getirecek özgün tanım ve kavramlar oluşturur. Beşeri bilimler alanında sahip olunan ileri düzeydeki kuramsal ve uygulamalı bilgileri geliştirebilmek ve derinleştirebilmek için ilgili alandaki yerli ve yabancı bilgi kaynaklarını tanır.	Based on his undergraduate and graduate qualifications in the field of history and civilization, he/she can develop and deepen current and advanced historical knowledge at the level of expertise with original thinking and / or research, and reach original definitions that will bring innovation in his field. He/She can comprehend the relations and interactions with different disciplines related to history and civilization and use specialist information in analyzing and evaluating complex ideas in the field and reach original results with them. He/She can have the knowledge of applying basic methods and research techniques related to social sciences.
SKILL
Cognitive / Pratical
Beşeri bilimler alanındaki gelişmeleri ve bilgileri sistematik bir yaklaşımla değerlendirir, inceler ve kullanır. Beşeri bilimler alanlarıyla ilgili çalışmalarda kullanılan araştırma yöntem ve tekniklerini en üst düzeyde kullanır. Beşeri bilimler alanında yeni ve karmaşık düşüncelerin analizini, sentezini ve eleştirel değerlendirmesini yapar. Özgün bir konuyu araştırır, kavrar, tasarlar, uyarlar ve uygular. Beşeri bilimler alanına yenilik getiren bir düşünce, yöntem veya uygulama geliştirir; beşeri bilimler alanında bilinen bir düşünce, yöntem ve uygulamayı farklı bir alana uygular.	He/She can develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject. He/She can critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas about the field of history and civilization. He/She can evaluate and use new information in the field of history and civilization with a systematic approach. He/She can gain advanced level skills in the use of research methods in the field of study.
COMPETENCE
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
Özgün bir çalışmayı, programı ve projeyi bağımsız olarak gerçekleştirerek ilgili alandaki bilimsel çalışmalara katkıda bulunur. Beşeri bilimler alanıyla ilgili özgün çalışmalar yaparak ya da var olan çalışmalara yeni yorumlar getirirerek bilginin sınırlarını genişletir. Beşeri bilimler alanında özgün ve disiplinler arası sorunların çözümlenmesini gerektiren ortamlarda liderlik yapar. Alanı ile ilgili uluslararası ve ulusal yayınlar yapar. Ulusal veya uluslararası projelerde yer alır ve/veya yeni projeler geliştirir.	He/She can contribute the progression in the field by producing an innovative idea, skill, design and/or practice or by adapting an already known idea, skill, design, and/or practice to a different field independently. He/She can broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals. He/She can demonstrate leadership in contexts requiring innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving.
Learning Competence
Beşeri bilimler alanında ileri düzeydeki bilgileri, kuramsal ve uygulamalı çalışmalarla sorumluluğu altındaki kişilere anlatır. Beşeri bilimler alanında yaratıcı ve eleştirel düşünür, sorun çözebilme, karşılaştırabilme, planlayabilme gibi üst düzey karar alma süreçlerini kullanarak alanıyla ilgili yeni düşünce, model, yöntemler ve uygulamalar geliştirir.	He/She can develop new ideas and methods in the field by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
Communication and Social Competence
Beşeri bilimler alanındaki ilişkileri yönlendiren norm ve kuralları eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla inceler, geliştirir ve gerektiğinde değiştirmeye yönelik eylemleri yönetir. Beşeri bilimler alanında bulunan uzman kişiler ile alanındaki konuları tartışırken özgün görüşler öne sürer ve alanındaki yetkinliğini ve disiplinler arası bakış açısını gösteren etkili bir iletişim kurar. Bir yabancı dili en az Avrupa Dil Portföyü C1 Düzeyinde kullanarak ileri düzeyde yazılı, sözlü ve görsel iletişim kurar ve tartışır. Beşeri bilimler alanının gerektirdiği bilgisayar yazılımı, bilişim ve iletişim teknolojilerini ileri düzeyde kullanır.	He/She can investigate and improve social relations and their conducting norms and manage the actions to change them when necessary. He/She can defend original views when exchanging ideas in the field with professionals and communicate effectively by showing competence in the field. He/She can communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level.
Field Specific Competence
Beşeri bilimler alanındaki bilimsel, kültürel ve sanatsal gelişmeleri tanıtarak, yaşadığı toplumun bilgi toplumu olma ve bunu sürdürebilme sürecine katkıda bulunur. Beşeri bilimler alanıyla ilgili karşılaşılan sorunların çözümünde en üst düzeyde karar verir, ilgili kişi ve kurumlar ile yapıcı ve yararlı etkileşim kurar. Beşeri bilimler alanı ile ilgili konularda karşılaşılan bilimsel, kültürel, sanatsal ve etik sorunların çözümüne katkıda bulunur ve bu değerlerin gelişimini destekler. Beşeri bilimler alanıyla ilgili karşılaşılan sorunların çözümüne yönelik yapılan çalışmalarla ilgili kişi ve kuruluşların karar alma süreçlerini destekler. Kalite yönetimi ve süreçlerine uygun davranır ve bu süreçleri yönetir. Tarihi ve kültürel mirasın ve çevrenin korunmasına yönelik olarak ilgili alandaki akademik ve mesleki kurum ve kuruluşların faaliyetlerine katkıda bulunur.	He/She can contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements. He/She can demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field.

Teaching Methods

Expression
Question-Answer
Discussion
Practice and Analysis
Team work
Brainstorming
Individual study
Preparing project

Assessment Methods

Exam (Written Exam)
Homework
Project
Portfolio
Performance Task (Seminar / Presentation / Thesis)
Writing a research paper
In-class discussion

Degree and Level Awarded

Students who complete the requirements of the program receive a doctoral degree.

Admission Requirements

-To be a graduate with a thesis,

-Get at least 55 points from ALES (SÖZ-EA-SAY point types),

-Get a score of at least 55 from YDS or YÖKDİL or an equivalent score from foreign language exams accepted as equivalent by ÖSYM,

- International / foreign candidates are required to obtain a TÖMER C1 certificate from the Turkish Education Centers of the universities, since the language of the program is Turkish.

Graduation Requirements

IZU Graduate Education and Examination Regulations are applied for the graduation requirements from the Doctorate program of the Department of History and Civilization Studies. https://www.izu.edu.tr/ogrenci/kayit-kabul/mevzuat/yonetmelikler/lisansustu-egitim-ve-ogretim-yonetmeligi.

Students who successfully complete their courses can graduate if they write an original doctoral thesis and present this thesis in front of the jury and succeed.

Recognition of Prior Learning

The graduates who meet the requirements for application to the History and Civilization Studies Doctorate Program and who are successful in the entrance exam to the program are accepted to the program. Upon the recommendation of the exam jury and the approval of the head of the department, they enroll in the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Graduate Education Institute, Department of History and Civilization Studies, Doctoral Education Program.

Employment Opportunities

Those who have scientific expertise in the field of History and Civilization Studies can work with the title of historian and Ottoman Turkish specialist in public institutions and organizations such as universities, Presidency State Archives, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB), Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Directorate of Religious Affairs, Museums and development agencies.

Access to Further Studies

Students who complete the requirements of the program receive a doctoral degree.

Course Plan Year

Study Plan

1th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 4 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
BLS 001	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 002	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 003	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 004	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				12	12	30,0	12,0

1th Semester Elective Courses

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
TMA 529	Ottoman Archive Applications in History and Civilization Studies I	Compulsory	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 509	History of Political Treatises and Nasihatname	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 513	The History of Western Civilization	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 597	Scientific Research Methods	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 605	Theories of History and civilization	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 609	Cultural Values in International Relations	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 610	City and Civilization	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 611	Civilization and Aesthetics	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 615	Law and Civilization	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 617	Civilizations and Dressing Styles	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				30	30	75,0	30,0

2nd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 4 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
TMA 699	Seminar	Compulsory	Turkish	2	2	7.5	2
BLS 001	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 002	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 003	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				11	11	30,0	11,0

2nd Semester Elective Courses

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
TMA 506	Historiography	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 534	Ottoman Political Thought	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 606	World Civilizations	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 610	City and Civilization	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 612	Civilization and Economics	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 614	Literature and Civilization	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
TMA 616	Civilization and Religion	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				21	21	52,5	21,0

3rd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	P	L	H	ECTS	Cr.
TMA 600-1	Ph.D. Qualifiying Exam	Thesis	Turkish	0	0	0	0	30	0
Total:				0	0	0	0	30,0	0,0

4th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	P	L	H	ECTS	Cr.
TMA 600-2	Ph.D. Thesis Proposal	Thesis	Turkish	0	0	0	0	30	0
Total:				0	0	0	0	30,0	0,0

5th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	P	L	H	ECTS	Cr.
TMA 600-3	Ph.D. Thesis	Thesis	Turkish	0	0	0	0	120	0
Total:				0	0	0	0	120,0	0,0

Course Load Summary

Course Load Summary	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
Grand Total (Number of Courses: 11)	23	23	240,0	23,0
Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 1)	2	2	7,5	2,0
Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 7)	21	21	52,5	21,0

Course Type	Number of Courses	Ratio (%)
Zorunlu Ders	1	9,09
Seçmeli Ders	7	63,64
Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders	0	0,00

T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit

Core Area Distribution

Core Area	Total ECTS	Ratio (%)
Humanities	43.5	100%

Course Category List

Compulsory Courses

Course	ECTS	Ratio (%)
TMA 529 - Ottoman Archive Applications in History and Civilization Studies I	7.5
22 - Humanities		%80

Elective Courses

Course	ECTS	Ratio (%)
TMA 509 - History of Political Treatises and Nasihatname	7.5
22 - Humanities		%100
TMA 597 - Scientific Research Methods	7.5
22 - Humanities		%100
TMA 606 - World Civilizations	7.5
22 - Humanities		%100
TMA 612 - Civilization and Economics	7.5
22 - Humanities		%100
TMA 614 - Literature and Civilization	7.5
22 - Humanities		%100